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Line 1: {{notability\|Companies\|date=February 2016}} {{refimprove\|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox company \| name = PCB Piezotronics, Inc. \| founded = {{start date and age\|August 1967}} \| founder = Robert W. Lally and James F. Lally \| hq_location_city = [[Depew, New York]] \| area_served = Worldwide \| products = Piezoelectric Sensors, Pressure Sensors, Vibration Sensors, Force Sensors, Impact Hammers, Signal Conditioners, Accelerometers \| num_employees = 1,041 employees as of December 31, 2015 \| parent = MTS Systems Corporation \| website = {{URL\|www.pcb.com}} }} '''PCB Piezotronics''' is a manufacturer of [[piezoelectric]] sensors. The name ''"PCB"'' is abbreviation for "[[Coulomb\|PicoCoulomB]]" which is [[technical terminology]] defining an electrical charge of the type generated by the [[piezoelectric]] sensors they manufacture. "Piezotronics" combines the science of Piezoelectricity and electronics. PCB manufactures sensors and related instrumentation. Sensors are small electromechanical instruments for the measurement of acceleration, dynamic pressure, force, acoustics, torque, load, strain, shock, vibration and sound. ▼ ~~__TOC__~~ ~~==About PCB==~~ PCB Piezotronics, Inc. (PCB®) is an independent, privately owned company, founded in Depew, New York in 1967 by Bob and Jim Lally. The company specializes in research & development (R&D), manufacturing, and sales of piezoelectric, piezoresistive, MEMS, strain gage, and capacitive-based sensors and related instrumentation. The company employs more than 1,000 people worldwide and is organized into several divisions, which include Test&Measurement; Automotive; Aerospace & Defense; Energy; Industrial Vibration Monitoring ( IMI Sensors); and Sound level Meters (Larson Davis). PCB maintains a manufacturing campus in Depew, NY as well as R&D and manufacturing facilities in California, Washington and North Carolina. In addition, technical sales and support facilities are located in Michigan. International sales offices are located in China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada and the United Kingdom. More than 60 international distributors provide additional outlets. ▲The name ''"PCB"'' is abbreviation for "[[Coulomb\|PicoCoulomB]]" which is [[technical terminology]] defining an electrical charge of the type generated by the [[piezoelectric]] sensors they manufacture. It is also a registered trademark of the company. "Piezotronics" combines the science of Piezoelectricity and electronics. PCB® manufactures sensors and related instrumentation. Sensors are small electromechanical instruments for the measurement of acceleration, dynamic pressure, force, acoustics, torque, load, strain, shock, vibration and sound. ==History== Founded by Robert W. Lally and James (Jim) F. Lally in 1967, PCB Piezotronics has evolved from a family business to a large company engineering and manufacturing operation, with technical emphasis on the incorporation of integrated circuit-piezoelectric sensor technology. In 1967 the [[integrated circuit piezoelectric sensor]], also known as ICP sensors, incorporated microelectronic circuitry, were developed and marketed.{{cn\|date=June 2023}}▼ ▲Founded by Robert W. Lally and James F. Lally in 1967, PCB Piezotronics has evolved from a family business to a large company engineering and manufacturing operation, with technical emphasis on the incorporation of integrated circuit-piezoelectric sensor technology. In 1967 the [[integrated circuit piezoelectric sensor]], also known as ICP sensors,incorporated microelectronic circuitry, were developed and marketed. The 1970s for PCB Piezotronics saw expansion of its standard product offerings, to include other types of sensor technologies. In 1971, the company developed a 100,000 g high-shock, ICP® quartz accelerometer; Impulse Hammers for structural excitation were developed in 1972; and in 1973, the first rugged, industrial-grade ICP® accelerometer was introduced to serve the emerging machinery health monitoring market. Employment grew to 25 employees. By 1975, PCB® had become one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of [[piezoelectric sensors]].{{cn\|date=June 2023}} During the 1980s, PCB® continued to develop new products. In 1982, the Structural* Modal Array Sensing System was developed to ease sensor installation and reduce set-up time on larger-scale modal surveys. Modally-Tuned* Impulse Hammers won the IR-100 Award as one of the top 100 technical developments for 1983. The 128-channel Data Harvester was invented in 1984 to provide sensor power and speed modal analysis by offering automatic bank switching capability. In 1986, PCB developed the first commercial quartz shear-structured ICP® accelerometer. Additionally in 1980, PCB® broke ground on {{convert\|6\|acre\|m2}} of land at 3425 Walden Avenue for its new quartz technology center, a location which it continues to occupy today. The facility doubled in size in 1985, and in 1996 an additional was added. An acre of land to the west of the building was purchased for future expansion and in 1999 a {{convert\|30000\|sqft\|m2\|adj=on}} addition was completed.{{cn\|date=June 2023}} In 1995, [[Underwriters Laboratory]] certified PCB to the International Quality Standard [[ISO 9000\|ISO-9001]].<ref>{{cite news\|url= http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BN&p_theme=bn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF98DA0DA5DBDF&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM \|title= PCB Piezotronics gets ISO 9001 certification\|date=October 19, 1995 \|work=The Buffalo News\|accessdate=2008-11-10}}</ref> In January 2002, The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) recognized PCB with accreditation to [[ISO 17025]], an international standard for assuring technical competence in calibration and testing. In 2015, Jim Lally was presented the lifetime achievement award at the 86th annual Shock and Vibration Symposium in Orlando. "This award recognized Jim Lally's 60 years of dedication to providing dynamic sensor technology in blast, ballistics, shock, vibration, acoustics, strain, and dynamic force to the SAVE community. It also recognizes both his generous contributions to educational institutions and his professionalism in corporate interactions."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.savecenter.org/86th%20Symposium/86th%20Program%20-%20Prelim.pdf\|title=86th Shock and Vibration Symposium\|date=July 18, 2017\|website=savecenter.org\|accessdate=July 18, 2017}}</ref> ~~==Piezoelectric Sensors==~~ Piezoelectricity was discovered by brothers Pierre and Jacques Curie in 1880 <ref>[http://www.aip.org/history/curie/pierre.htm, Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity] by American Institute of Physics. 2000.</ref>. The Curies found when certain types of natural crystals are squeezed, like quartz and tourmaline, they generate electrical output. Today’s piezoelectric sensors are based on this principle and combined with microelectronics; sensors are used to measure pressure, force, strain, load and vibration <ref>[https://ccrma.stanford.edu/CCRMA/Courses/252/sensors/node7.html, Piezoelectric Sensors] by Tim Stilson. 1996.</ref>. These sensors are employed by engineers, technicians, scientists for design, test and monitoring purposes. The term “transducers” is often used interchangeably with “sensors”. PCB Group, Inc. was acquired by MTS Systems Corporation in July 2016 but retained its president David Hore and all its employees and facilities.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.startribune.com/mts-adds-to-sensors-business-with-purchase-of-pcb-group/374755561/\|title=MTS adding to sensors business with purchase of PCB Group\|work=Star Tribune\|accessdate=2017-07-18}}</ref> ~~==ICP and IEPE Sensors==~~ The term ICP®, a registered trademark of PCB Piezotronics, Inc., and is an acronym for Integrated Circuit Piezoelectric, which is used to identify sensors that combine a piezoelectric element and amplifier within a single housing <ref>[http://www.pcb.com/TechSupport/tech_signal, ICP and Charge Output Sensors] by PCB.</ref>. This technology allows engineers to make dynamic measurements in a more accurate, reliable, simpler and cost-effective manner. The term “IEPE” is a generic term for this technology <ref>[http://www.mmf.de/iepe_standard.htm, Metra Mess- und Frequenztechnik in Radebeul e.K.] by Manfred Weber. 1954.</ref>. == Divisions == Today the company is organized into various divisions and product groups, and has representation in more than 60 countries worldwide. These divisions include PCB Automotive Sensors, based in Farmington Hills, Michigan; PCB Aerospace & Defense; IMI Sensors; and Larson Davis, based in Depew, NY. PCB product groups include Shock and Vibration; Microphones; Force; Pressure; and Electronics.{{cn\|date=June 2023}} ==References== Line 30 ⟶ 37: ==External links== *{{Official\|http://www.pcb.com ~~PCB Piezotronics~~}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Manufacturing companies based in New York (state)]] [[Category:Sensors]] [[Category:~~Companies~~Technology companies established in 1967]] [[Category:1967 establishments in New York (state)]] [[Category:Privately held companies based in New York (state)]]